Graduate Research

GW Chemistry graduate student from the Voutchkova group using an NMR machine to check the compound of a sample
Graduate students use GW's nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) machine to find the chemical composition of samples.

Because of our location, access and partnerships with the nation’s top think tanks and research laboratories, our graduate students have numerous opportunities to engage in meaningful research. Students collaborate not only with faculty within the Department of Chemistry but are also with colleagues in GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Whatever path our students choose, be it health care, the environment, chemical and nuclear threats, plant biochemistry or clean energy, they delve into the most exciting scientific questions of today.


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Graduate Research in Action

Lauren Pincus standing knee-deep in a stream collecting samples

From Lakes to Labs, Chemistry’s Pincus Tracks Microplastics in Motion

Professor Lauren Pincus and her student researchers at CCAS track how plastics move through the environment in real-world conditions.

Dean Paul Wahlbeck moderating a panel discussion with three faculty members and a GW alum seated behind a draped table on stage

GW Faculty Panel Urges Action to Restore Public Faith in Science

Professor Cynthia Dowd joined a Dean's Conversation Series panel to discuss why science skepticism endures—and how to reverse it ahead of a public health crisis.